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The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness shall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board and signed by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of \u00a7 24.2-416.7 and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (\u00a7 59.1-479 et seq.). The general registrar shall enter the new name on the registration records and issue the voter a new voter registration card.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226326,"text":"Whenever a registered voter changes his legal name, either by marriage, divorce, order of court, or otherwise, the voter shall promptly notify the general registrar of the jurisdiction where he is registered. Such notice may be made in writing or on a form approved by the State Board of Elections, which may be electronic. The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness shall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board and signed by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of \u00a7 24.2-416.7 and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (\u00a7 59.1-479 et seq.). 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 462; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 520<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60077,"section_number":"24.2-416.7","catch_line":"Application for voter registration by electronic means","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60077,"section_number":"24.2-416.7","catch_line":"Application for voter registration by electronic means","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.7\/"},{"id":60668,"section_number":"59.1-479","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-479\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188007,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62012,"identifier":"24.2-423","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-423","url":"\/24.2-423\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-423\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-423","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of change of name of registered voter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-423","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever a registered voter<\/span> changes his legal name, either by marriage, divorce, order<\/span> of court<\/span>, or otherwise, the voter shall promptly notify the general registrar<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> where he is registered. Such notice may be made in writing or on a form approved by the State Board<\/span> of Elections<\/span>, which may be electronic. The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness<\/span> shall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board<\/span> and signed by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of \u00a7 24.2-416.7<\/a> and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (\u00a7 59.1-479<\/a> et seq.). The general registrar<\/span> shall enter the new name on the registration records<\/span> and issue<\/span> the voter a new voter registration card.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME OF REGISTERED VOTER (\u00a7 24.2-423)\n\nWhenever a registered voter changes his legal name, either by marriage, divorce,\norder of court, or otherwise, the voter shall promptly notify the general\nregistrar of the jurisdiction where he is registered. Such notice may be made in\nwriting or on a form approved by the State Board of Elections, which may be\nelectronic. The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and\nshall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which\ncase his own mark acknowledged by a witness shall be sufficient signature.\nNotice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board and\nsigned by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of \u00a7 24.2-416.7\nand the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (\u00a7 59.1-479 et seq.). The general\nregistrar shall enter the new name on the registration records and issue the\nvoter a new voter registration card.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-81; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-51; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c.\n1015; 2013, c. 520.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}